A new proposal uses an electron beam fired from a stable platform near the Sun, which could push a 1,000 kg spacecraft for up to 100 AU (100 times the distance from the Sun to the Earth).

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Most of the paper goes into detail about this, focusing on relativistic electron beams. This mission concept, known as Sunbeam, would use just such a beam. Utilizing electrons traveling at such ...